Get ready for a wind storm tonight

By SCOTT SUNDE, SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF

Published 3:00 pm, Monday, October 15, 2012

Seattle should have its first wind storm of the season Monday night.

The National Weather Service says you can expect winds of 20 to 30 mph tonight with gusts of 45 mph. The coast and northwest interior, which can expect to see the storm first, ought to get winds of 20 to 30 mph and gusts of 50 mph.

The Weather Service issued a wind advisory for Western Washington, beginning at 5 p.m. Monday and continuing until 5 a.m. Tuesday.

Forecasters say there could be power outages and that most trees have all or most of their leaves could increase the impact of the storm.